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Deeds & Documents

Letters Patent HEWITT, Levi of Higham Ferrers
granted in 1865
privately held

Some interesting documents are listed in a catalogue of Higham Ferrers solicitors, Simpson and Mason, deposited at Northamptonshire Record Office. None have been studied.

NRO Ref: Simpson & Mason Accession 1948/172

Box 943

Deeds

Including 11 for Raunds 1750-1894, 24 for Rushden 1753-1858, 30 for Wollaston 1771-1854, 14 for Stanwick 1820-1885

Wills of Joseph Deane of H.F. 1799, Joseph Deane 182, and Ann Deane 1824

Box 944

1837 H.F.

Notes on town fairs and charters, enclosing a complaint of the toll collector of non payment by Mr Dearlove for his sheep at the fair.

Box 944

1781

Appointment of Edward Parker, mat maker, as borough collector of tolls, with tariff of tolls.

Box 944 1757-80
Ale House Keepers Recognizances
(a) 1773-1780 (about 120 but damp damaged)
(b) 1757-1762 (14)
(c) 1758-1763 (19)
Box 944 1736 Admission to freedom of borough to Thomas Church
Box 944 1736 Freedom from tolls in the realm of England to John Jeffreys of HF
Box 947 Deeds Including 8 for Higham Ferrers, 25 for Wollaston, 45 for Raunds
Box 1646 HF Borough Soldiers & Sailors Xmas Parcels Fund WWI, and misc. papers

Box 1651


see also
boxes 1648, 1649 & 1650
for more

HF Borough

Renewal of beer licences 1783

1908 applications for beer licences

Sewerage plans 1938

Borough Court convictions 1907 & 1908

Bugess lists, J.P.'s oaths of loyalty, jury lists, and misc. Borough papers



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